The 2026 Combined Best Squad Competition takes place at Fort Knox, Kentucky from 23-31 March. The event showcases U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers competing for top honors in a variety of grueling tests that push their physical and mental endurance to the limit. The competition features Soldiers from the following commands: 377th Theater Sustainment Command, 84th Training Command, 108th Training...
Enlisted leaders from all branches of the Republic of Korea and United States Servicemembers may be the most important level of leadership to the development of future leaders, and critical to the defense of our homelands and to the stability of Northeast Asia. United States Forces Korea conducts Backbone University annually to develop a combined force of Senior Enlisted Leaders of the E7...
The 414th Combat Training Squadron conducts Red Flag exercises to provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. There are three iterations of Red Flag annually, one U.S. only, one open to FVEY (Five Eyes) participants and one that welcomes an expanded roster of international allies and partners. The training occurs at Nellis...
Flintlock is the premier special operations forces exercise for U.S. Africa Command. The exercise strengthens security institutions, promotes multilateral sharing of information, and develops interoperability among the partner nations of the Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership.
Exercise Hanuman Guardian will be conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. Primary exercise events include a Royal Thai Army-led combined Staff Exercise (STAFFEX); platoon and company-level Field Training Exercises (FTX), and a Combined Live-Fire Exercise (CALFEX); as well as several smaller aviation, Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Military Working...
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is executing a Combat Training Center rotation from Feb. 23 to March 31, 2026, at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) 26-05 at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
The Joint Readiness Training Center provides Paratroopers with realistic and stressful training to prepare for combat operations. This training focuses on contingency force missions,...
The Air National Guard is hosting the Sentry South 26-2 exercise February 20 - March 06, 2026, at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, and other locations around the state. Approximately 1,100 service members from active, guard and reserve components of the U.S. military are participating in this combat training exercise. SENTRY SOUTH 26-2 is...
Exercise Cobra Gold is a joint multinational military exercise held annually in the Kingdom of Thailand, co-sponsored by the Royal Thai Armed Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). This exercise reflects the United States’ commitment to peace through strength and the enduring partnership between the United States and Thailand.
Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint...
